• 9 Jupiter Grove - Customers gather at our rafting base for trip briefings and are provided with river gear, including wetsuits, booties, fleece tops, splash jackets, helmets, and life jackets for warmth and safety. They are then transported to the river’s starting point to raft down a stunning 9.5-kilometer stretch of Te awa kairangi/Hutt River, with a stop halfway for a light riverside lunch and some exciting rock jumping. The river journey lasts between 2.5 to 4 hours, depending on the water flow, and concludes back at the meeting point where customers’ cars are parked. Toilet and changing facilities are available at both ends of the river.

• Wetsuits, booties, fleece top, splash top, helmet, life jacket, paddle
• Lunch
• In-vehicle air conditioning

• Private transportation
• $20 pick up from Upper Hutt train station.

Wellington rafting’s Grade 3 wilderness river tour is the closest wilderness river tour to any city in New Zealand, only 45 minutes from the city the forest you travel through is untouched ancient New Zealand flora.
The scenery is outstanding with it’s cascading waterfalls and 1000 year old native podocarp’s reaching to the sky, this tour is the best grade 3 wilderness tour in New Zealand.
The river section is mostly gorge and has over 50 exciting rapids to get you buzzing, the river is flow dependent so catching it after rain makes a more exciting river tour.
We embrace the indigenous New Zealand culture and include interpretation of the Maori culture.
Staff at Wellington Rafting a full of life and live to share the fun loving culture of the river with you.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.